Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Canadian band Alvvays were just in NYC, playing a free show at Rough Trade on Monday (7/28, anybody go?). If you missed them -- and they've played NYC a few times now -- you can catch them... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt; words by Bill Pearis Alvvays / Protomartyr @ Seaport Music Fest 7/11/2014 Canadian band Alvvays released their self-titled debut album last week (7/22) via Polyvinyl. It's fully of ridiculously catchy indiepop and gives terms... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Power Trip at Saint Vitus in January (more by Caroline Harrison) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Lauryn Hill @ Brooklyn Bowl Though Lauryn Hill sometimes has to... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Raveonettes' surprise new album Pe'ahi is by far my favorite new release. Alvvays' self-titled album, The Black Angels' Clear Lake Forest, and PS I Love You's For Those Who Stay are other discs I have heard and can... more info

KEXP Seattle — Highlights for this sleepy summer week include the debut from Toronto-based band Alvvays (pronounced “always,” if you were wonderin’). KEXP Music Director Don Yates describes the release as “a promising set of hazy, surf-inflected dream-pop. ... more info

Time — The Canadian pop band's sunny debut puts lead singer Molly Rankin in fine company more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield; words by Bill Pearis Protomartyr / Alvvays Back up to a robust eight weeks of live music, the 2014 Seaport Music Festival kicked off this past Friday (7/11) with a strong, if disparate, double bill of... more info

NME — Acts including Sophie and Alvvays join Andrew WK and The Fat White Family on line-up more info